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PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY
Volume 29, Issue 10, Pages 1341-1344Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2004.02.003
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allopregnanolone; peripheral benzodiazepine receptor; cortisol; acute stress; neurosteroids; PhD examination
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Peripheral benzodiazepine receptor (PBR) density in blood platelets and plasma allopregnanolone concentration in humans were determined following acute stress as represented by PhD examination. Fifteen healthy PhD students participated. Heart rate, blood pressure, plasma allopregnanolone, plasma cortisol, and PBR density were measured at different time points. Allopregnanolone and cortisol concentration and PBR density were significantly increased during examination. A positive correlation between allopregnanolone and PBR density was found. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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